09 March 2020
Co-chairing the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus: The Case of the ASEAN Center of Military Medicine (ACMM)
Executive Summary
This policy report examines the roles of co-chairs in shaping international cooperation under the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMMPlus) framework. It analyses the process leading to the establishment of the ASEAN Center of Military Medicine to demonstrate how co-chairs can influence collaboration to their advantage. The report also offers practical policy recommendations that could be useful to policymakers in the area of defence diplomacy and security governance in the Indo-Pacific and beyond.
Executive Summary
This policy report examines the roles of co-chairs in shaping international cooperation under the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMMPlus) framework. It analyses the process leading to the establishment of the ASEAN Center of Military Medicine to demonstrate how co-chairs can influence collaboration to their advantage. The report also offers practical policy recommendations that could be useful to policymakers in the area of defence diplomacy and security governance in the Indo-Pacific and beyond.
